National Service Series: Kerri Murphy
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My guest today is Kerri Murphy (@kerrimup), a current employee at Intel, and a former NYC public school teacher. After college, Kerri spent two years in the Peace Corps where she served as a teacher on a banana plantation in Costa Rica.
Kerri and I discuss her time in the Peace Corps, the benefit of bringing real world experience to the classroom, the controversial nature of most important American institutions, and much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.
The purpose of this podcast series is to talk through problems facing the United States and explore the ways in which national service may solve those problems. The more feedback, the better. If you have any questions, comments, or follow-ups to this conversation, please reach out!
Selected links from the show:
Send Kerri an email at kerrimurphy@gmail.com
Show Notes:
4:30 - The importance of bringing experience to the classroom.
6:50 - Explanation of the Peace Corps
18:00 - Becoming part of the community during service
26:50 - How compulsory service could abate political polarization
32:20 - The workplace benefits of perspectives gained through service
37:00 - Service is a net positive, but there will always be people who make a negative impact
41:37 - Should service be compulsory?
52:40 - Teacher assistants to increase education outcomes
56:30 - Service isn't just for young people
